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Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Yashin // Live Review - York Fibbers

Yashin have
served their dues in support slots and tonight is all about them owning the
modest stage here at the well established York Fibbers. 2009 saw the band
replace one vocalist with two; American
born Harry Radford and Glaswegian Kevin Miles.

Pulling all the right punches
here this evening, they kick off with “Remember Me” from their debut album “Put
Your Hands Where I Can See Them”. The charismatic and confident front-man duo
lead a performance that never drops in momentum from beginning to end,
transforming the venue into a thriving hub of kinetic energy.

Kevin Miles on stage at Fibbers

Welcome to the “Last One Standing Tour”; the night has well
and truly begun. Harry’s authentic American twang is balanced alongside complex
riffs in “Friends In High Places”. The soaring rhythms, followed by a breakdown
section of drums and harsh vocals, give Yashin that double edge that they have
begun to master so well.

The American half of the Yashin front-man duo - Harry Radford

“Slam so hard you make a crater”, challenges Harry to the
crowd as they burst into latest single “New Year or New York”. It’s a perfect blend of melodic,
more mainstream choruses courtesy of Harry, broken with Kevin’s harsher growls.
The crowd need little excuse to incite the ruptures of a movement and a pit
soon emerges. Things get pretty impulsive from here on in; crowd surfing by
both band members and fans, with the two front-men tight roping along the
barrier.

Yashin's Kevin on stage

Unarguably crowd favourite “Get Loose!” drives the set into
enormous proportions; it’s hard to still think that we’re in Fibbers. Both Harry
and Kevin project an air of confidence; they are so very different in vocal
approach but work insync to perfectly complement one another. Yashin debut new
song, the catchy “Runaway Train”, before bursting back into familiar territory
with album track “Let It Go”.The debut album has recently been re-released and given a
mini facelift along the way. "Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them:
Revolution", including dubstep remixed tracks, proves that Yashin are a
band that is constantly developing and can turn their musical hand in many
directions.

Guitarist Paul Travers

Tonight, however Yashin keep the set whole-heartedly concerned with hardcore roots that the fans already know and love.Signing off tonight with the apt “Down But Homeward Bound”, Yashin
are a band that appear to be constantly growing, and after an exciting and extraordinary
set here tonight at Fibbers the only way is up. And, it is sure to say all eyes
will be on them to see how far up the ladder they can climb.